A/N: A drabble fic that was never meant to be posted. These are just short introduction lines that go back and forth between Naruto to Sasuke, and their thoughts about each other. If you've ever seen the tv series "Drake and Josh" the introduction they do for each episode inspired this. Reviews are appreciated, not required.
Warnings: Everything's implied, Nothing's implied. Before the shippuden time skip.
IMPORTANT: !!
Naruto's dialouge is in BOLD.
Sasuke's dialouge is flat italics.
Tell Me About Him : Introductions
Sasuke says he hates me.
Naruto says he hates me.
He's an avenger.
Naruto can't be an avenger.
He wants to kill his brother. He wants to avenge his family… by killing the only family he has left.
Because the one Naruto would need to avenge, is himself. He's the monster in all this, or he's the cage, at least.
I told Sasuke he was stupid.
I told Naruto he was hopeless.
Naruto's a dreamer.
Sasuke can't be a dreamer.
He believes that one day he'll become the greatest Hokage. Naruto thinks the whole village will respect him because of a title.
He says that all his wishes are a reality waiting to happen.
He's wrong, because Naruto can't hate.
Funny.
It's funny.
I thought that was what a dream was.
He must've been lying when he said he hated me.
Naruto can't last for two seconds on his own.
Sasuke hates being alone.
He's a loser.
Sasuke's a bastard.
He's always grinning like a complete idiot.
He never even smiles!
Naruto keeps asking me to laugh.
I told him once to lighten up, and just laugh a little.
So I laugh in his face.
I never knew I had to tell him what to laugh at.
It's not my fault he throws a fit. He's a loser.
He's a bastard.
Sasuke doesn't like to give up.
Naruto never knows when to quit.
Always at his limit, but at least he knows it.
Always pushing himself to the edge.
Always trying to outclass me.
Always getting stronger.
I know he can beat me. Maybe.
He pushes me too.
Without him, I think,
Without him, I think,
I'd be weak.
I'd already be dead.
Naruto thinks that nobody likes him.
I know everyone loves Sasuke.
But most times he IS annoying.
It's always, Sasuke-kun this, or Sasuke-kun that.
And I have to make it worse.
Sakura doesn't see me when Sasuke's around.
"No one likes you Loser, you'll always be dead-last."
It's like he always knows what to do. He says it's common sense.
That was the only time
Sometimes I wonder
That he didn't fight back.
why there's jealousy in his eyes
Of course he had to know I was lying. He just likes drama.
when he looks at me.
Sasuke doesn't understand.
How Naruto can eat that stuff is beyond me
Just how delicious Ramen really is!
Every day!
It's hot
It's too hot
And good
Such an unhealthy meal
Plenty of flavor
Very un-nutritious
Ichiraku's is the best
I hate it when he drags our team to that stupid dinky restaurant. So cheap.
Because Iruka-sensei bought it for me
And he never pays for a meal on his own!
He showed me that it was okay
Because he refuses to go there to eat without company,
To eat a meal with someone else.
The little beggar.
Ramen isn't lonely.
Maybe he's just that lonely.
On Naruto's birthday
On Sasuke's birthday
He usually cries
He cries
But I
But I don't
Understand why.
Understand what his problem is!
Everyone else in the village mourns
I guess it has to do with the whole family thing.
So many died when he was born, it makes sense. Probably feels lost.
I don't really understand that part…
But he must understand that he's not really
I mean, it's not like he's all
alone.
alone.
Teme.
Dobe.
It's what Sasuke is!
It means dumb idiot. That's Naruto.
He thinks he's so cool
He doesn't think about anything. Ever.
Sasuke's just a self absorbed jerk!
He's always trying to be the hero
He makes me so mad!
I just try to ignore him.
But he's Sasuke-teme.
Naruto's such a Dobe.
The rain makes it difficult to train.
The rain totally sucks!
But Naruto insists on sparring anyways.
It makes my feet slip and my hair gets in my face.
My Sharingan just makes the storm look worse.
But I can still beat Sasuke!
But I'm still stronger.
I'll never lose!
That blonde idiot thinks he actually has a chance.
Even when he has to help me up,
I laugh when I push him down.
And I'm sneezing and shivering because I forgot to wear a jacket.
I pity the poor fool when he actually sneezes. "Catching a cold?" I smirk.
He has to share his, to keep us both warm,
Sometimes I think Naruto's the reason we are taught basic survival training…
But he's smiling.
His hair tickles my cheek, and I've lost feeling to the numbing cold.
That's why I win.
Sasuke doesn't dream.
Naruto talks in his sleep.
I'm pretty sure he's an insomniac.
He yells out senseless phrases.
I've only seen him sleep during the day.
"Believe it!"
But he doesn't even snore
"'m the next Hokage"
A pin dropping could wake him up,
"I win!"
He's such a light sleeper.
And then there are times when it's not so coherent.
Once I was able to draw half a mustache on his face…
"'t hu… rts, sto-er.."
But he woke up, and I never finished it.
"Can't… nev'r… de-d."
Sasuke looks really peaceful when he's asleep.
"Why… luff mpmh."
Sakura calls him an "angel" but Sasuke's not an angel.
Other times, I understand.
He's still living. I don't want Sasuke to be an angel. Not yet.
"Sa-suke…suki da-yo…"
Naruto makes a big deal out of everything.
Sasuke doesn't give a damn.
Once on a mission, he whined about the camping site our sensei chose.
One time he ate a raw mouse… I remember it.
And then he complains about the food that we're supposed to eat.
There was no way in heck I'd ever eat that rat, it wasn't even dead!
Then he was too cold, so we started a tiny fire; which died a second later.
I've come to a conclusion
So, he went to bed cold and hungry.
Sasuke's a sadist!
Naruto's just a baby.
But… he let me have a granola bar three hours later.
I fed his sorry ass.
Sasuke's sleeping bag is really warm.
You know, Naruto curls up like a puppy.
I told him good-night.
I never answered back to his mumbles.
In school
In a retarded building that's boring as snails
Naruto never could sit still long enough to hear an entire lecture
Sasuke actually paid attention.
He was always one of the class clowns.
He was Mr. Perfect.
Always pulling pranks and disrupting. Iruka-sensei made him sit up front.
Made the rest of us look bad.
He made a nuisance of himself! I hope he never wonders why people laugh at him.
Iruka-sensei gave me a detention once
Always having to be the center of attention.
When I shot a spit wad at the back of Sasuke's head
I just wanted to learn the stupid lesson and get the hell out.
This guy just can't take a joke!!!
He would always torment me, probably because he doesn't have a life…
One time I remember when Ryo bumped me
Once he sat on my desk, glaring like a retard
Right into Sasuke.
And then some kid pushed him.
Our lips sort of… touched.
He fucking kissed me.
The first time I handled a Kunai
When we practiced Kunai throwing
I missed the target completely
I slipped and sliced my hand open.
At least I didn't injure anyone.
Iruka-sensei totally freaked out.
Naruto, on the other hand…
It really wasn't that bad…
Almost bled to death.
I remember Shikamaru passed out.
He actually taught us all a lesson.
I laughed.
Don't handle weapons if you're mentally incapable.
The second time I tried, I hit the bulls eye!
Sasuke says we have nothing in common
Naruto and I have nothing in common.
He's a liar.
No matter what he thinks. He's wrong.
I mean, we're both always alone
He's never had a family
Maybe at one time
He doesn't know what it really feels like to be left all alone
That was all different.
Because he never had anyone there in the first place.
He's heard "I love you" before…
I knew what it was like
And it was actually directed at him
To be tucked in bed, congratulated, hugged,
By another person.
…Loved…
But now…
And I miss it.
Can't he see
Can't he see
We're so similar
We're so completely different.
Neither of us is truly alone anymore.
He'll never understand how I feel.
So why does he insist on telling me
Even Kakashi says "You're not the only one that's lost someone, you know?"
"I'm more alone than ever, Naruto."
And I know.
I guess he's right when he says that I don't understand.
But, it still hurts because I lost them because of someone that I loved.
Did you know that I'm partly allergic to cherries?
Sasuke has the weirdest food allergies!
I don't break out in hives, and it's nothing fatal,
One time we had a picnic, Sakura brought cherries
But, they make my eyes water… and don't agree with me...
I actually thought Sasuke was crying over his food for a moment.
Sakura had the nerve to bring the damn berries to a picnic.
The bastard offended Sakura-chan…
Who cares if she didn't know. It made me feel sick.
She thought he hated her because of the fruit she brought.
Heh, I think she thinks I hate her for bringing them.
It's not like she knew Sasuke has weird-ass allergies!
It's not like she knew… but she could've been more observant
He wouldn't have told anyone anyways!
I mean she is staring at me all the time.
He always keeps everything to himself
Anyways, that's not really why I hate her anyways.
Sasuke's so anti-social
It's because there has to be someone better…
The jerk could at least show that he has a little bit of feeling
Maybe…
Poor Sakura… I mean it was a dumb cherry!
Someone that hates me back.
Sometimes I just hate Sasuke so much!
Iruka-sensei says that you can't hurry love
I always overhear our idiotic sensei telling Sakura that love just has to wait.
He says love don't come easy.
"It's a game of give and take,"
But he won't put down the stupid red marker for two seconds!
With his nose buried in that awful book, tch.
And then Iruka-sensei teases me and asks if I love anyone.
He teases me that he knows who I have a crush on.
Of course I don't really know what to say.
Of course I deny it and don't even listen to his insane babble.
So I just say I like Sakura-chan.
Maybe if Sakura would leave me alone things would be easier.
I mean, she's nice, caring, smart,
Geez, Naruto seems to like her, but she acts like she doesn't notice.
But, she doesn't even notice me.
Doesn't she know not to chase after people who don't even care about you!?
Sometimes I wonder why I even care. Maybe I should just give up.
… I think my sanity is ripping.
But it's not like anyone else really cares either.
I've never really thought about love anyways.
I guess there's Hinata, she's pretty cool, and she actually talks to me
Sure, I've thought about restoring my clan
But she's always so shy
But then I always worry about dying and leaving my kids behind to rot.
I don't really understand her sometimes! She should be more happy.
There aren't really any girls that I'm attracted to in this village anyways.
Plus, I think Kiba really likes her… I don't want to mess that up.
In fact, everyone's pretty damn annoying.
Even if the guy never really liked me in the first place.
That Ino girl's even worse than Sakura.
The only other people I really talk to are Shikamaru,
The guys are pathetic.
Who's as lazy as ever.
I don't really wonder why people call me "anti-social"
Konahamaru, who always just wants to play ninja.
That stupid knucklehead just eats ramen and complains
We look at girls sometimes, but they're usually older,
That I should go out and talk to someone.
Not as old as the Pervy Sage…
"Look, Sasuke, that little red-head's staring at you." With a stupid grin.
Ew.
And I have to inform the moron that, "She's a five year old, loser"
And Sasuke,
But Naruto
Well, I like to think we're friends… he's really the only one I can ramble to.
He's the only one who seems to like hanging around me, even if I tell him to get lost.
But he hates me.
He talks for hours about nothing.
Maybe I'll never find someone who I really love.
I guess it's because he claims we're friends.
Because Iruka sensei says you can't hurry love,
Remember, Kakashi says you just have to wait for love.
But, sometimes I wonder what he's waiting for.
But who wouldn't want to? Naruto's slow.
Naruto is rather handsome.
Sasuke's good-looking.
Sure, he's just a scrawny little blondie
All the girls say so
But he's got a good body
He's conceited
Determined
But cool
But obnoxious
Cocky
Caring
But self-assured
But clumsy
Witty
Independent
But thoughtful
But needy
Strong
Fool
Helpful
Idiot
Smart
Loser
But he's
But for some reason
Untouchable.
Lovable.
"Don't be such a loser"
"What did you call me?!"
"Hard of hearing, Dobe?"
"You're such a jerk!"
"Awe, are you sulking now?"
"S-Shut up!"
Naruto always shows emotion.
I don't know why this time was
But, he's never… emotional.
So much worse than all the other times
Does that make sense?
But for some reason, the words cut deep.
He's usually, tough and full of himself
And I know that
Not a cry baby.
He would never understand
Even though he is whiny
Why it hurts so much sometimes.
It's just surprising sometimes…
I've never seen Sasuke cry
To see him hurting.
Not for anything, even pain.
It makes me want to
Someday, I wish I could just
Comfort him.
Comfort him.
I didn't know if I was hearing correctly.
I feel like I'm going to puke.
Sasuke just said he…
To Naruto
No,
I said, "I love you."
Sometimes, I hear things.
I don't know if I was hallucinating
It's called wishful thinking
Or if I seriously spilled my guts to him
But I just could've sworn
But he just stared at me.
That I heard him
With eyes full of disbelief
Say, "I love you."
And maybe pity,
To me.
For me.
He was drunk.
But, I'm not as Thunk as he Drinks I am.
Around a campfire
One Dark and Spooky Night
Naruto said we needed to
In a forest much like this one
tell each other ghost stories
There was a little boy, lost
Sakura actually got scared
And all alone.
By his stupid babble
He was looking for something
I just rolled my eyes
But he didn't know what.
And looked at my teammate
Suddenly a flash tore out of the trees in front of him
Telling stories,
It was huge, towering high above him.
About creepy murders,
The boy screamed when something glinted in the moonlight,
Or scary men in cloaks with daggers,
And the loud voice was laughing at him
Demons with narrowed eyes,
Like a demonic howl
Jagged teeth,
The knife flashed again in the dark, painted red.
Places so dark and eerie,
The boy tried to run
Some of them sounded like horrible things only found in
But the creature caught him
Nightmares.
Saying that he was one of them,
It was only when I looked at him
The boy looked at the glowing red eyes in front of him,
And his wide blue eyes
Eyes that matched the red hue of his blood
Stared back at me without really seeing
The man kicked him, punched, stung, burned,
His lips trembling along with his words
the little boy. And then he was all alone,
That those ghost tales of monsters,
Left as a monster in the woods.
Weren't really nightmares
I—I mean, the boy, was really scared!
For him
And that's
They were
The end… Spooky, huh?
Reality.
Sakura, w-why are you crying…? It was just a story…
I remember this one time, I found Sasuke out in the rain
Naruto has only ever slept over at my house once
It was past midnight, and there was no moon.
When Iruka sensei was away on a mission
At first, I didn't know if it was really him
The only mission he's had in three years
But up close, I could see.
And it always happens to be at the most convenient time…
His voice was cold when he asked what I was doing there.
Not.
I tried to copy the tone when I asked the same thing back
He showed up at my door.
It didn't work.
Trying to smile
Duh.
A fake cheery grin
I'll never forget, the look in Sasuke's eyes
That faded so fast, I'm not even really sure if I actually saw it there.
And the tear tracks on his face.
"Can I … stay here tonight?"
"I asked you a question, lo-ser."
His voice was like a whisper
His voice finally betrayed him.
"The porch is fine… don't worry about it, just…"
My arms were around him tightly then, holding him together,
I yanked him inside so fast that he tripped over the doorstep.
So he couldn't break.
"Thanks teme…"
"Nothing's fair, Naruto…"
It hurt me when he said
His tongue rolled my name softly.
"I should've asked Sakura, I know…"
And I couldn't answer back,
But by him, my heart
Because nothing in life was fair,
"but, I trust you, Sasuke."
"but, times like this, almost gives some justice."
Is easily mended.
Except for the ability to hear his voice.
I actually taught Sasuke how to do something!
For some people, it's just impossible for them to sit still!
Now before you say,
Honestly,
"Yeah, taking the board out of his ass doesn't count,
He has to either be moving
Because that's impossible!"
Talking or babbling
It's not that!
Acting like a total loser and dancing
Because that IS impossible.
There's just never a memorable moment of silence.
I taught Sasuke something valuable.
Never a second where there's quiet.
Better than 2+2
Naruto's not like that.
Or the ABC's
The words, Naruto and Still, cannot be correctly used in a sentence together.
It wasn't how to walk
Unless the "Still" is already attached to a verb.
Or talk
Still talking
Or even how to keep a poker face
Still running…
I didn't teach Sasuke how to cook
Still training…!
Or clean
One day I just want him to stay calm, just relax, ya know?
Or play baseball.
It's like he always has to be Doing something
I taught him…
But at least he's not too boring.
How to
It's just some days,
Hold hands.
I want him to understand
That's right!
That being quiet is okay.
Link fingers,
Think instead of talking
Rub palms,
Whispering instead of roaring.
Swing in time with your footsteps.
Just unwind instead of always being in action.
Holding Hands.
Sitting Still.
Hey, don't look at me like that…
I know… that's just not something Naruto likes to do,
I told him it could come in handy someday,
But it could be nice,
When he wants to woo that girl
You know, when you just need a friend to be there.
…
Not really say anything, and just listen to the world.
Ya know, maybe some lessons are better left unlearned.
Even though the world can be scary, and unforgiving, so rotten.
It looks like you really do
Hmm… Maybe Naruto already knows how to face reality then.
Learn something new, everyday.
Never letting it catch up to him.
I asked Sasuke if he was going to get married.
"Hey, Loser, are you ever going to settle down?" That's what I asked Naruto.
And he said, "To who?"
He gave me this half confused expression, saying something dumb like, "I am calm, Sasuke."
I said, "Just someday."
I rolled my eyes as I told him, "That's not what I meant, idiot."
He said, "Hm, I don't think I know them… what a peculiar name."
"Don't call me names, Jerk!" He retorted, and then pouted like a little kid.
I said, "Huh?"
"I meant are you ever going to grow up?" I was nearly scoffing now. Sometimes holding a conversation with him seemed impossible.
He just started laughing at me, and replied, "Hm, maybe."
He gave me this funny look. His eyes so bright, "I dunno, I'm just a kid, Sasuke."
I told him, "You're weird, Sasuke."
I told him, "Well, that's obvious," and sat down. He sat with me.
When he looked back at me, his eyes were glossy after his happy laughter. He didn't say anything.
"I meant, have you ever thought about starting a family, getting married, having kids."
"Hey, Sasuke how do you propose to someone?" I asked, feeling sorta embarrassed.
I think he was blushing a little, "Maybe someday," he said, "It could be nice."
I was just curious, but Sasuke was still giving me this happily dazed look, it made me giggle. I laughed harder when he said, "I've no fucking clue."
He seemed a little withdrawn when he said the next words, "I don't really know what to do though." He tried to grin, or grimace, "With a family, I mean."
Then he stood up, and got down on one knee, looked me in the eyes and wouldn't let me look away. "Naruto," He whispered, reaching behind him, and holding a thin flower stem, bent into a circle.
Sometimes I want to pity him. Sometimes I think he's just lucky.
"What're ya doin' Bastard?" I chuckled, but felt a little nervous, the moment a little too serious.
"I can tell you sometime. Show you sometime." I looked away, when Naruto gave me a shocked look of surprise. My chest felt weird.
Sasuke just smirked, but a nice smirk, his smile. "Will you marry me?" He asked, and held out the grassy ring.
Naruto grinned, "Alright, Sasuke. Thanks."
"Alright, Sasuke." I whispered, and threw a clump of balled lawn at him. "In your dreams." I was teasing, but Sasuke just started laughing.
"Sure, wouldn't want you to be a complete loser for forever." I taunted, starting to laugh. Naruto chuckled too. Our laughs were hollow.
Notes: Suki Dayo- means "I like you"
Well, there it is. I might add more conversations with the same or different characters to continue this? I haven't decided yet. So, TBC...?
Thank you all for reading.